Today, the negotiators reached an agreement to update the rules for organic production, thereby accommodating the needs of a growing sector.
Following the decisive meeting, the Commissioner for Agriculture said:
We welcome the successful conclusion to today’s trilogue and the agreement reached on the organics regulation and believes that the new legislative framework will match the dynamism and expectations of this fast-growing sector, support its development and its capacity to innovate and help it to reach its full potential.
After more than three years of negotiation, the agreement will remove obstacles to the sustainable development of organic production in the European Union, thus guaranteeing fair competition for farmers and operators, while also improving controls and consumer confidence.
Following the trilogue, we attend that the new legislation to come into effect as soon as possible